Apparently so - JF3012.
How much were these brand new, when they were available?
Yes there were GADJF30-12's for a short time maybe only one year, '08-09, can't recall for sure.
Saw a print ad on a Google search a while back, it took me by surprise too so kind of stuck in memory.
Listing says they were $1799.00 new, think that's correct.
It's awful that the label was partially ripped off - the part that says where it was made! What can be told from that label?
First gen GADs had visible s/n's :
As I understand it, GADs were Chinese-built. I'm surprised, however, that this supposedly Chinese-built guitar has an ebony fretboard and bridge, with AAAA solid flame maple back and sides. That does not sound like the less expensive Chinese version!
Any clarification appreciated!
In the interests of best QC control over materials, Fender actually selected the woods and had 'em shipped to the factory in China, so blame them. :biggrin-new:
Also, no truss rod cover or cavity at least on the headstock end and no sign of ever having had a pickguard.
One of the giveaways of a GAD, truss adjusts through the heelblock.
And I have vague recollection that some GAD's were available without 'guards, in any case, 'guards were easily removed from poly finish with a little hate, er, heat.. :biggrin-new:
Nice that Guild keeps their webpages up to date.
Cut 'em a little slack, it was probably taken off long before they ever owned the page to update.
And I can understand not being too worried about a model that's no longer availbable in any case.
On top of that it seems like they're tweaking the page weekly as it is, I've noticed stuff fall off the archived pages since they first took over.
What's particularly frustrating to me is it seems like one week a model will show up, them it won't, then it's back.
There
was a time when we ragged on 'em for not keeping the page up-to-date more often,